International
Saudi crown prince named as buyer of ‘world’s most expensive home’
Purchase of Emad Khashoggi's Château Louis XIV broke all records in 2015
EcoWorld completes Willmott Dixon deal ‘to become local player in the UK market’
The new JV has 12 resi-led development sites in and around London lined up for build-to-rent and market-sale schemes
JP Morgan scion’s private island asks $125m
Gatsbyesque enclave off New York is a once-in-a-lifetimer...
Sotheby’s Realty launches short-term rentals arm in Italy
Sotheby's International Realty "Retreats" offers holiday lets and short-term home rentals in Italy, from €5,000 to €250,000 per week
Prime Global Cities: Events to keep an eye on in 2018 & beyond
From trains and planes to tax reforms and electioneering...
MIPIM announces 2018’s central theme: ‘Mapping World Urbanity’
Organisers of Riviera-based property palooza MIPIM have announced that its central theme for 2018 will be "Mapping World Urbanity".
‘A new phase of lower growth’ for global house prices – but +9% forecast for Paris prime resi next year
Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index indicates 5.1% inflation in the year to September 2017
$80m mansion set to smash NYC price record
Off-market mega-deal goes down in the Big Apple
NY’s 432 Park Avenue tower sells three neighbouring $40m penthouses on the same day
Same-day deal could mean that a single buyer is creating a $120m super-penthouse on the 92nd and 93rd floors...
Aussie vendor slashes $275k after seeing a buyer’s worthy social media profile
"Feel-good decision" sees a six-bed Brisbane mansion go to the under-bidder, after the owners Googled prospective buyers
New President for Douglas Elliman
Scott Durkin has been named President (as well as COO) of the high-end US real estate firm
Caribbean beachfront site offered for Bitcoin only
"Bloody Bay" - A 13-acre stretch of Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines - is now on the market with an asking price of 600 Bitcoin